Bill Text: TX SR747 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Judith Blanton Wilkerson.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-15 - Reported enrolled [SR747 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR747-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Judith Blanton Wilkerson | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
commemorates the life of Judith Blanton Wilkerson, who died | ||
April 26, 2019, at the age of 89; and | ||
WHEREAS, Judy Blanton was born on April 5, 1930, in Temple, | ||
to Katherine and Melvin Blanton; she attended The University of | ||
Texas at Austin, where she met the love of her life, the late | ||
William Wilkerson; they were married for nearly 65 years and were | ||
blessed with three children, David Wilkerson, Katie Wilkerson | ||
Carnes, and Noel Wilkerson Holmes; her four grandchildren and her | ||
great-granddaughter were a source of much pride and joy for | ||
her; and | ||
WHEREAS, Judy enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a | ||
journalist; she and her husband were involved in publishing the | ||
Comanche Chief and owned the De Leon Free Press before acquiring | ||
the Pleasanton Express, which won hundreds of awards in the time | ||
they owned it; she was known as a principled journalist who gave | ||
voice to women and minorities, and she was also active in a number | ||
of professional and community organizations, notably the South | ||
Texas Press Association and the Pleasanton Chamber of | ||
Commerce; and | ||
WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, | ||
and she was a dynamic leader in the Pleasanton community, and | ||
later, in the Austin community; she was known for her unwavering | ||
commitment to helping the less fortunate, and she leaves behind | ||
memories that will be treasured forever by her family and | ||
countless friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
family of Judith Blanton Wilkerson; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
memory of Judy Wilkerson. | ||
Zaffirini, Flores, | ||
Watson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 15, 2019, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |